Rapture of the Deep tour

The Rapture of the Deep tour was a worldwide concert tour by British hard rock band Deep Purple.

Rapture of the Deep World Tour
Concert by Deep Purple
LocationEurope, South America, Oceania, Asia, North America, Middle East
Associated albumRapture of the Deep (2005)
Start date17 January 2006
End date25 May 2011
Legs26
No. of shows485
Deep Purple concert chronology

It took place in support of their 2005 studio album Rapture of the Deep. It is supposed to be one of the most successful and long-lasting tours the band has ever done. In 2007, it was voted #6 tour of the year by listeners of the Planet Rock radio station.[1]

Overview

In 2005, Deep Purple released the Rapture of the Deep studio album which enjoyed a modest success, especially in Europe where it charted Top 20 in several countries.

In support of their new studio album, Deep Purple embarked in a world tour during which they covered five continents and played in more than 50 countries.[2] They did over 28 legs in Europe, UK, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia, playing almost 500 shows in six years.[3] Venue sizes varied from big concert halls to the world's largest arenas and stadiums.

During the tour, Deep Purple headlined several of the world's biggest festivals, including:

Although some fans called the 2010 leg simply "World Tour" (since at that time only one song from Rapture of the Deep – the title track – remained in the set list), Don Airey, the band's keyboardist, said it's still the Rapture of the Deep tour.

Tour history

2006

The Rapture of the Deep tour kicked off with an intimate sold-out show at London's Astoria hall, and quickly moved on to a sold-out European tour, booked in the continent's biggest arenas.

After two sold-out shows at Argentina's Luna Park Stadium, the band played one festival date in Chile and after a one-month break they moved straight to Australia. The 10 dates on the Australian leg proved to be extremely successful; tickets sold out very quickly and promoters had to add more dates. The band sold over 50,000 tickets for the Australian leg and moved to Japan with 5 concerts.

A second huge European leg followed in summer. Deep Purple kicked it off with the extremely successful gig at Milton Keynes Bowl, in front of over 50,000 people. Besides the single shows, they played many festival dates as headliners, such as Sweden Rock Festival (attendance: 50,000) and Montreux Jazz Festival. The Montreux show was recorded professionally and later released on CD/DVD called They All Came Down to Montreux. The European leg lasted over 6 months and they played Europe's biggest arenas, all sold-out.

On 17 December 2006, Deep Purple played a gig at Cathedral School Grounds, Bangalore, India.[4]

Deep Purple ended the 2006 tour with a successful South American leg, 11 arena + stadium dates.

2007

2007 began with a huge European tour again. After visiting Italy and France, they moved to the full UK arena tour, playing at sold-out Wembley Arena, LG Arena and Windsor Hall, overall 10 dates in the UK. However, singer Ian Gillan announced at a Wembley show that it was the last time they would play at the arena, because of the rudeness of security guards, who beat several fans during the show.[5]

Summer 2007 saw Deep Purple overseas, on a full North American tour. 27 dates in USA and 3 in Canada. In the USA they mostly played at big arenas and amphitheaters, plus several theaters and two sold out dates at the House of Blues of Chicago. After playing at Montreal's Bell Centre in front of 10,000 people, they moved to New York to play in the Radio City Music Hall. The North American leg ended with a sold-out intimate show at Dallas's House of Blues

2007's last leg was Europe again. Deep Purple kicked it off at Bucharest's National Stadium and the tour lasted over one month.

At the end of year Deep Purple received a special award in France, for selling 150,000 concert tickets in the country in one year. Officials said Deep Purple sold more tickets than any music artist has ever done in one year in France.[6]

2008

2008 began with a second full South American leg, with 13 dates in 6 countries. Tickets for the show at Buenos Aires's Luna Park Stadium sold out quickly, prompting promoters to announce a second date at the same stadium.

A European festival tour followed in the summer. The first gig was Monsters of Rock in Spain. Deep Purple was due to headline the festival's first day (the second day to be headlined by Iron Maiden). Unfortunately, a severe rainstorm washed out tens of thousands people and damaged the stage. So, promoters had to cancel the whole festival. After two sold-out shows at Teatro Smeraldo in Milan, Deep Purple headlined Montreux Jazz Festival for the second time on the Rapture Tour. Festival dates also included Deep Purple as a headliner at: "British Motorshow & Music Festival", UK, "Festival de la cite de Carcassonne", "Les Nuits de la Guitare", France "Zweite Classic Rocknacht", "Magic Night of Rock" Germany and "Steinkjer Rock" Norway.

The Israel fall tour proved to be phenomenally successful for the band. Deep Purple's last gig in the country was in 1991, when the band was led by Joe Lynn Turner. This time, led by Ian Gillan promoters announced one show at Caesarea Amphiteatre. The first gig was sold out in three days, so promoters added a second one, which sold-out in one week. That prompted promoters to add a third gig at the same arena, and one at Tel Aviv. Israeli press called Deep Purple's tour a "phenomenal success", and the band sold the most tickets in the country that have ever sold in the same year. After the 4 sold-out shows, the press called it the "event of the year"[7]

The 2008 tour ended with a Russia/Ukraine/Germany Arena tour, in 10,000-15,000 capacity arenas, all sold-out.

2009

2009's first gig saw Deep Purple as a headliner band on the World Ski Championship. After this one-off show they quickly moved to South America. Although Ian Gillan caught a flu and was extremely ill, with the 11 dates in South America Deep Purple sold over 250,000 tickets (including 150 000 tickets at Cosquin Rock festival, 50,000 at Antofagasta's velodrome, 20,000 tickets at two sold-out shows at Luna Park Stadium and 15,000 tickets at two sold-out shows at São Paulo's Via Funchall hall). Ian Gillan released a special video message about his illness, as fans were worried by his vocal conditions caused by the flu.[8]

After headlining the "Dubai Bike Week 2009" in front of some 30,000 people, Deep Purple moved to their second Japanese tour during the Rapture Tour with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen as a support act.

Spring/summer saw the band at a huge European arena tour again. Deep Purple made a one show at Istanbul's Kurucesme Arena. This was particular show, as 500 fans (out of the 20,000) had travelled from Georgia, Tbilisi and Ian Gillan made a very special meet and greet with Georgian fans. Later in an interview Gillan called it one of the most wonderful days on the tour, as he has very special memories from Georgia, as it the place where he married his wife Bron Gillan, in 1990.[9]

After playing their own festival dates, suddenly Deep Purple were called by the promoter of Rock am See and 1-Day Milano Urban Festival. The festival was supposed to be headlined by Oasis, but they split. So, the promoters had to replace them with another headliner. They choose Deep Purple. According to the bassist Roger Glover, they were not sure what was going to happen, as Oasis plays different kind of music and most of the ticket holders were fans of different music than Deep Purple plays.[10] The promoter later announced that The band saved a festival. 90% of Oasis' fans watched Deep Purple's concert and after the show, they were posting on the forum that they were overwhelmed by the gig. Kasabian's leader was watching the show from backstage and later said that it was the greatest concert he has ever seen.[11]

At the end of the leg Deep Purple played at a notorious French political gig Fête de l'Humanité in Paris, France. The concert was attended by 110,000 people.

In late 2009 the band went on a small UK Tour, visiting several theaters (including two sold-out gigs at the Hammersmith Apollo, + one big show at LG Arena.

20 dates European leg followed and the 2009 tour ended at Bologna. The show was broadcast live on Italian RAI radio1 and was quickly heavily bootlegged.

2010

Deep Purple played 79 dates: Mexico, South East Asia, Australia, South Africa & Europe.

2011
Deep Purple fan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hosted the band in the Moscow Kremlin on 23 March 2011.

After a 4-date tour in Mexico in February, Deep Purple has planned to play the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eastern Europe & Israel in spring (14 dates).

During the Greece leg of the tour Roger Glover announced his absence from the band due a shoulder injury, and was temporarily replaced by the current The Temperance Movement bassist Nick Fyffe for a series of shows during May of that year.[12]

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
Europe
17 January 2006LondonEnglandLondon Astoria
19 January 2006LyonFranceHalle Tony Garnier
21 January 2006MadridSpainPlaza de Toros, La Cubierta, Leganes
22 January 2006BarcelonaVall dHebron
24 January 2006ParisFranceLe Zénith
25 January 2006BrusselsBelgiumForest National
26 January 2006AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
28 January 2006CopenhagenDenmarkK.B. Hallen
29 January 2006OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
31 January 2006JyväskyläFinlandIcehall with Crazy World
1 February 2006HelsinkiHelsinki Ice Hall with Crazy World
2 February 2006TallinnEstoniaSaku Arena with Nazareth
3 February 2006VilniusLithuaniaSiemens Arena with Nazareth
6 February 2006BerlinGermanyMax-Schmeling-Halle with Alice Cooper
7 February 2006KielOstseehalle with Alice Cooper
9 February 2006NurembergNuremberg Arena with Alice Cooper
10 February 2006DortmundWestfalenhallen with Alice Cooper
11 February 2006StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle with Alice Cooper
12 February 2006ErfurtMessehalle, Erfurt with Alice Cooper
14 February 2006TrierTrier Arena with Alice Cooper
15 February 2006WetzlarMittelhessen Arena with Alice Cooper
17 February 2006MannheimSAP Arena with Alice Cooper
18 February 2006MunichOlympiahalle with Alice Cooper
19 February 2006ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
21 February 2006LinzAustriaIntersportarena
22 February 2006BrnoCzech RepublicHala Rondo
23 February 2006LiberecTipsport Arena
24 February 2006KatowicePolandSpodek with SBB
26 February 2006BudapestHungaryBudapest Sports Arena
27 February 2006BelgradeSerbia and MontenegroBelgrade Fair – Hall 1
1 March 2006RomeItalyTendastriscie
2 March 2006MilanPalalido
South America
24 March 2006Buenos AiresArgentinaLuna Park
25 March 2006SantiagoChilePista Atlética Estadio Nacional
Oceania
26 April 2006WellingtonNew ZealandWellington Convention Centre
27 April 2006AucklandLogan Campbell Centre
29 April 2006St KildaAustraliaPalais Theatre
30 April 2006
1 May 2006TorrensvilleThebarton Theatre
3 May 2006Mount ClaremontChallenge Stadium
7 May 2006South BrisbaneBrisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
9 May 2006SydneyHordern Pavilion
10 May 2006
12 May 2006WollongongWollongong Entertainment Centre
13 May 2006NewcastleNewcastle Entertainment Centre
14 May 2006CanberraRoyal Theatre
Asia
17 May 2006FukuokaJapanMielparque Hall
18 May 2006OsakaKoseinenkin Kaikan
19 May 2006NagoyaShi Kokaido
21 May 2006TokyoShibuya-AX
22 May 2006Tokyo International Forum
Europe
3 June 2006Milton KeynesEnglandMilton Keynes Bowl with Alice Cooper and others
Monsters of Rock Tour
5 June 2006RostockGermanyParkbühne IGA with Uriah Heep
6 June 2006EmdenNordseehalle
8 June 2006SölvesborgSwedenSweden Rock Festival with Journey and others
9 June 2006LichtenvoordeNetherlandsArrow Rock Festival with Status Quo and others
10 June 2006MiddlefartDenmarkRock Under Broen with Status Quo and others
12 June 2006GrefrathGermanyEissporthalle
13 June 2006OsnabrückStadthalle with Krypteria
15 June 2006BonnKunst-und Ausstellungshalle
16 June 2006Bad BrückenauStaatsbad, Kurpark with Uriah Heep and Krypteria
17 June 2006GräfenhainichenFerropolis with Alice Cooper and Krypteria
Stadt aus Eisen
21 June 2006TromsøNorwayPolarhallen
22 June 2006BodøBodø Kulturhus
23 June 2006HellHell Music Festival
24 June 2006BergenKoengen
6 July 2006InnsbruckAustriaHafen
7 July 2006TrentoItalyStadio Briamasco with Uriah Heep
Summer Music Festival
8 July 2006WiesenAustriaFestivalgelände
10 July 2006CattolicaItalyArena della Regina
11 July 2006LatinaFrancioni Stadium
12 July 2006BresciaPiazza del Duomo
14 July 2006ZottegemBelgiumRock Zottegem
15 July 2006MontreuxSwitzerlandMontreux Jazz Festival
17 July 2006Monte CarloMonacoSporting Club
18 July 2006
20 July 2006ZaragozaSpainPabellón Príncipe Felipe
– Cancelled due to rain
22 July 2006FaroPortugalConcentração Motard de Faro
Alan Parsons Project
24 July 2006AthensGreeceMelina Merkouri Theatre
Europe
3 October 2006SalzburgAustriaArena
4 October 2006BratislavaSlovakiaIncheba Hall
5 October 2006LjubljanaSloveniaTivoli Hall
7 October 2006KošiceSlovakiaStell Arena
8 October 2006OstravaCzech RepublicČEZ Aréna
9 October 2006WarsawPolandTorwar Hall with SBB
11 October 2006KyivUkrainePalace of Sports
13 October 2006AlmatyKazakhstanPalace of the Republic
14 October 2006
16 October 2006YekaterinburgRussiaKosmos Concert Hall
18 October 2006KazanPalace of Sports
19 October 2006MoscowOlympic Stadium
20 October 2006Saint PetersburgIce Arena
4 November 2006LilleFranceZenith de Lille
5 November 2006CaenZenith de Caen
7 November 2006AmnévilleLe Galaxie
8 November 2006DijonZenith de Dijon
9 November 2006ToulouseZenith de Toulouse
11 November 2006BruzMusikhall
12 November 2006Clermont-FerrandZenith D'Auvergne
13 November 2006NicePalais Nikaia
14 November 2006MarseilleLe Dome
South America
23 November 2006MontevideoUruguayVelodromo
25 November 2006Porto AlegreBrazilGigantinho
26 November 2006CuritibaMaster Hall
28 November 2006São PauloTom Brasil
29 November 2006
1 December 2006Rio de JaneiroRio Centro
2 December 2006VitóriaPraza Do Papa
3 December 2006Belo HorizonteChevrolet Hall
5 December 2006RosarioArgentinaEstadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys
6 December 2006CórdobaEstadio General Paz Juniors
7 December 2006Buenos AiresArena Obras Sanitarias
9 December 2006Viña del MarChileQuinta Vergara Amphitheater
Asia
17 December 2006BangaloreIndiaCathedral Grounds
Europe
4 March 2007TiranaAlbaniaCongress Palace
7 March 2007ParmaItalyPalaRaschi
9 March 2007PalermoPalasport
10 March 2007AcirealePalaTupparello
12 March 2007Reggio CalabriaPalaCalafiore
13 March 2007AndriaPalasport
16 March 2007ReimsFranceParc Expo
17 March 2007ToursGrand Hall De Tours
19 March 2007NantesZenith
20 March 2007RouenZenith
22 March 2007La RochelleParc Expo
23 March 2007PauZenith
25 March 2007StrasbourgHall Rhenus
26 March 2007BeauvaisFestival Debout Sur Le Zinc, Elispace
28 March 2007BordeauxPatinoire
29 March 2007Saint-ÉtiennePalais Des Spectacle
30 March 2007GrenoblePalais Des Spectacle
31 March 2007LimogesZenith
21 April 2007NewcastleEnglandMetro Radio Arena with Thin Lizzy and Styx
22 April 2007ManchesterMEN Arena with Thin Lizzy and Styx
24 April 2007NottinghamNottingham Arena with Thin Lizzy and Styx
25 April 2007CardiffWalesCIA Arena with Thin Lizzy and Styx
27 April 2007BournemouthEnglandWindsor Hall with Thin Lizzy and Styx
28 April 2007LondonWembley Arena with Thin Lizzy and Styx
29 April 2007BrightonBrighton Centre with Thin Lizzy and Styx
1 May 2007GlasgowScotlandClyde Auditorium with Thin Lizzy and Styx
2 May 2007SheffieldEnglandHallam FM Arena with Thin Lizzy and Styx
3 May 2007BirminghamNational Exhibition Centre with Thin Lizzy Styx
5 May 2007GenoaItalyPalasport
7 May 2007AuxerreFranceParc Expo
8 May 2007MontpellierZenith Sud
9 May 2007NancyZenith
11 May 2007ZurichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
12 May 2007GenevaArena
16 May 2007SandnesNorwayClassic Rock Festival
18 May 2007AntwerpBelgiumLotto Arena
19 May 2007HellendoornNetherlandsDauwpop
20 May 2007LuxembourgLuxembourgThe Rockhal
23 May 2007HelsinkiFinlandJäähalli
24 May 2007JoensuuAreena
26 May 2007JellingDenmarkJelling Festival
27 May 2007ReykjavíkIcelandLaugardalshöll
North America
12 July 2007AtlantaUnited StatesChastain Park Amphitheatre
13 July 2007OrlandoHouse of Blues with Edgar Winter
14 July 2007Boca RatonPompano Beach Amphitheatre
15 July 2007ClearwaterRuth Eckerd Hall
18 July 2007South BendMorris Civic Performing Arts Center
19 July 2007CadottRock Fest
21 July 2007FarwellMountain Rock Music Festival
22 July 2007ChicagoHouse of Blues
23 July 2007
24 July 2007St. LouisThe Pageant
26 July 2007LondonCanadaHawk Rocks the Park
27 July 2007ClarkstonUnited StatesDTE Energy Music Theatre
28 July 2007MontrealCanadaBell Centre with Hamadryad
29 July 2007Quebec CityPavilion de la Jeunesse
31 July 2007BostonUnited StatesBank of America Pavilion
2 August 2007WallingfordChevrolet Theatre
4 August 2007Atlantic CityHouse of Blues
7 August 2007New York CityRadio City Music Hall
8 August 2007Hampton BeachHampton Beach Casino Ballroom
9 August 2007BethlehemMusikfest with John Kay & Steppenwolf
12 August 2007Costa MesaPacific Amphitheatre
13 August 2007VenturaVentura Theater
15 August 2007San FranciscoThe Warfield
16 August 2007San Diego4th & B Concert Theater
17 August 2007PhoenixMaricopa Event Center
18 August 2007ParadiseThe Joint / Hard Rock Hotel
21 August 2007DenverFillmore Auditorium
23 August 2007San AntonioMajestic Theater
24 August 2007HoustonVerizon Wireless Theater
25 August 2007DallasHouse of Blues
Europe
31 October 2007BucharestRomaniaNational Stadium
1 November 2007SofiaBulgariaFestivalna Hall
3 November 2007SarajevoBosnia and HerzegovinaOlympic Hall Zetra
4 November 2007SplitCroatiaSporthall
6 November 2007BudapestHungarySportaréna
8 November 2007GrazAustriaEishalle
9 November 2007PordenoneItalyPalasport Forum
10 November 2007MantuaPalaBam
12 November 2007VaresePalaWhirlpool
14 November 2007ChâteaurouxFranceLe Tarmac
15 November 2007ToulonZenith
16 November 2007PerpignanParc des Expos
18 November 2007ParisOlympia
19 November 2007LiègeBelgiumCountry Hall
21 November 2007Le HavreFranceDocks Oceane
22 November 2007AngersAmphitea 4000
23 November 2007BrestParc de Penfeld
25 November 2007Le MansAntarès
26 November 2007OrléansZenith
27 November 2007AngoulêmeEspace Carat
28 November 2007BesançonMicropolis
Latin America
14 February 2008MonterreyMexicoMonterrey Arena
16 February 2008Mexico CityPlaza de Toros
17 February 2008ZapopanAuditorio Telmex
20 February 2008LimaPeruEstadio Nacional
22 February 2008Rio de JaneiroBrazilCitibank Hall
23 February 2008CuritibaHellooch
24 February 2008São PauloCredicard Hall
26 February 2008Buenos AiresArgentinaLuna Park
28 February 2008ConcepciónChileEstadio Regional
1 March 2008SantiagoTeatro Caupolicán
2 March 2008Buenos AiresArgentinaLuna Park
6 March 2008QuitoEcuadorCasa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana
8 March 2008CaracasVenezuelaAnfiteatro del Centro Sambil
Europe
11 July 2008ZaragozaSpainMonsters of Rock, Feria de Muestras
– Cancelled due to a rain storm
12 July 2008PistoiaItalyDuomo Square
13 July 2008TurinColonia Sonora Open Air
15 July 2008MilanTeatro Smeraldo
16 July 2008
18 July 2008VeronaCastello de Villafranca
19 July 2008MontreuxSwitzerlandMontreux Jazz Festival
20 July 2008CarcassonneFranceFestival de la cite de Carcassonne
22 July 2008PatrimonioLes Nuits de la Guitare
26 July 2008CologneGermanyZweite Classic Rocknacht, Open Air am Tanzbrunnen
27 July 2008TienenBelgiumSuikerrock
30 July 2008LondonEnglandBritish Motorshow & Music Festival, ExCeL London
1 August 2008SiegenGermanySiegerlandhalle
2 August 2008RavensburgMagic Night of Rock, Oberschwabenhalle
3 August 2008BenediktbeuernMagic Night of Rock, Kloster
6 August 2008CopenhagenDenmarkK.B. Hallen
8 August 2008LinköpingSwedenCloetta Center
9 August 2008YstadÖja Slott
10 August 2008OdenseDenmarkArena Fyn (OCC)
12 August 2008HelsinkiFinlandJäähalli with Nazareth
13 August 2008KuopioKuopio Arena with Nazareth
15 August 2008SteinkjerNorwaySteinkjer Rock, Guldbergaunet Stadion
17 August 2008TallinnEstoniaSaku Suurhall Arena
18 August 2008RigaLatviaArena Riga
5 September 2008Khanty-MansiyskRussiaCity Square
Middle East
8 September 2008CaesareaIsraelCaesarea Amphitheater
9 September 2008Tel AvivHangar 11
17 September 2008CaesareaCaesarea Amphitheater (Postponed from 7 September)
18 September 2008Caesarea Amphitheater
Europe
12 October 2008DnipropetrovskUkraine
13 October 2008Odessa
15 October 2008Kyiv
17 October 2008Cherkasy
19 October 2008Rostov-on-DonRussia
20 October 2008Voronezh
21 October 2008Nizhny Novgorod
23 October 2008Novosibirsk
24 October 2008Perm
25 October 2008Kazan
27 October 2008Moscow
28 October 2008Saint Petersburg
31 October 2008LeipzigGermanyArena Leipzig
1 November 2008HanoverAWD Hall
2 November 2008KasselEissporthalle
4 November 2008ErfurtMessehalle
6 November 2008KielSparkassen-Arena
7 November 2008FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt
8 November 2008StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
11 November 2008BerlinMax-Schmeling-Halle
13 November 2008OberhausenKönig Pilsener Arena
14 November 2008KarlsruheEuropahalle
15 November 2008MunichOlympiahalle
17 November 2008BambergJako Arena
18 November 2008BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakobshalle
18 February 2009LiberecCzech RepublicTipsport Arena
South America
20 February 2009Buenos AiresArgentinaLuna Park
21 February 2009CórdobaComuna San Roque
22 February 2009Buenos AiresLuna Park
24 February 2009Puerto MonttChileArena Puerto Montt
26 February 2009SantiagoTeatro Caupolicán
28 February 2009AntofagastaClub Hípico de Antofagasta
2 March 2009Porto AlegreBrazilTeatro do Bourbon Country
3 March 2009
5 March 2009FlorianópolisFloripa Music Hall
6 March 2009São PauloVia Funchal
7 March 2009
Middle East
20 March 2009DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDubai Bike Week 2009
Asia
8 April 2009TokyoJapanTokyo International Forum with Yngwie Malmsteen
9 April 2009NagoyaZepp with Yngwie Malmsteen
10 April 2009HiroshimaKoseinenkin Kaikan with Yngwie Malmsteen
12 April 2009KanazawaKanko Kaikan with Yngwie Malmsteen
13 April 2009OsakaKoseinenkin Kaikan with Yngwie Malmsteen
15 April 2009TokyoTokyo International Forum with Yngwie Malmsteen
Europe
18 April 2009MoscowRussiaB1 Maximum
19 April 2009
1 May 2009WrocławPolandPola Marsowe
2 May 2009OstravaCzech RepublicČEZ Aréna
3 May 2009BratislavaSlovakiaNTC
4 May 2009PragueCzech RepublicTesla Arena
10 June 2009DortmundGermanyWestfalenhalle
12 June 2009OberhofRennsteig Arena
13 June 2009MühldorfTrabrennbahn with Status Quo
9 July 2009LocarnoSwitzerlandMoon and Stars Festival
10 July 2009WiesenAustriaLovely Days Festival, Festivalgelände
11 July 2009LakselvNorwayMidtnattsrocken Festival
13 July 2009CopenhagenDenmarkKB-Hallen
14 July 2009VästeråsSwedenBombardier Arena
15 July 2009GothenburgTrädgårdsföreningen
17 July 2009KotkaFinlandKotka Sea Days, Kotkan Meripäivät Festival
18 July 2009TampereTampereen Jäähalli
20 July 2009IstanbulTurkeyTurkcell Kuruçeşme Arena
22 July 2009AthensGreeceTerra Vibe Park
23 July 2009ThessalonikiMoni Lazariston
25 July 2009BaalbekLebanonBaalbek International Festival
28 August 2009ArbonSwitzerland
29 August 2009KonstanzGermanyBodenseestadion
30 August 2009MilanItaly1-Day Milano Urban Festival
31 August 2009RhoI-Day Festival
11 September 2009Le NoirmontSwitzerland
12 September 2009ParisFranceFête de l'Humanité, La Courneuve
14 September 2009BarcelonaSpain
15 September 2009Madrid
18 September 2009SochiRussia
10 November 2009ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo
11 November 2009GlasgowScotlandClyde Auditorium
13 November 2009BirminghamEnglandLG Arena, The National Exhibition Centre
14 November 2009LondonHammersmith Apollo
15 November 2009
17 November 2009AmsterdamNetherlands
18 November 2009AntwerpBelgium
21 November 2009AarhusDenmarkScandinavian Congress Centre
22 November 2009OsloNorway
24 November 2009HelsinkiFinland
25 November 2009OuluFinlandClub Teatria
27 November 2009JönköpingSweden
28 November 2009Leksand
1 December 2009AmiensFranceLe Zénith
2 December 2009NantesLe Zénith
3 December 2009ToulouseLe Zénith
5 December 2009MarseilleLe Dôme
7 December 2009ChambéryLe Phare
8 December 2009MontbéliardL'Axone
10 December 2009BolzanoItalyPalaonda
11 December 2009VenicePalasport Jesolo
12 December 2009RomePalaLottomatica
14 December 2009PerugiaPalaEvangelisti
15 December 2009MilanMediolanum Forum
16 December 2009BolognaPaladozza
North America
5 April 2010ZacatecasMexicoFestival Cultural de Zacatecas
OceaniaAsia
27 April 2010BrisbaneAustraliaConvention Centre with Electric Mary
28 April 2010SydneyEntertainment Centre with Electric Mary
29 April 2010NewcastleEntertainment Centre with Electric Mary
1 May 2010CanberraRoyal Theatre with Electric Mary
2 May 2010MelbourneFestival Hall with Electric Mary
3 May 2010AdelaideEntertainment Centre with Electric Mary
5 May 2010PerthChallenge Stadium with Electric Mary
Asia
8 May 2010TaipeiTaiwanNangang Exhibition Hall
10 May 2010Hong KongHong KongAsiaWorld Expo – Hall 10
12 May 2010SingaporeSingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium
14 May 2010BangkokThailandThunder Dome
16 May 2010Kuala LumpurMalaysiaArena of Stars (Genting Highlands)
18 May 2010SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Gymnasium
Asia
21 May 2010VladivostokRussiaFESCO-HALL
22 May 2010KhabarovskPlatinum Arena
Europe
25 May 2010YerevanArmeniaKaren Demirchyan Complex
South Africa
supported by Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash
28 May 2010JohannesburgSouth AfricaCoca-Cola Dome
30 May 2010DurbanIndoor Arena, International Convention Centre
1 June 2010Cape TownGrand Arena, Grandwest Casino & Entertainment World
Europe
4 June 2010BudapestHungaryStarGarden Festival Open Air with Mezzoforte, Osibisa, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Blood Sweat & Tears, John Mayall, Kool & The Gang and others
5 June 2010ZagrebCroatiaDom Športova
7 June 2010LjubljanaSloveniaKrižanke
8 June 2010DornbirnAustriaDornbirner Messe
9 June 2010Crans-près-CélignySwitzerlandCaribana Festival
12 June 2010SamaraRussiaRock nad Volgoi
28 June 2010BelfastNorthern IrelandSt Georges Market
30 June 2010CorkIrelandLive at the Marquee
3 July 2010SønderborgDenmarkMølleparken
5 July 2010TurkuFinlandTurkuhalli with Peer Günt
6 July 2010JoensuuAreena with Peer Günt – Cancelled
8 July 2010LangesundNorwayKrogshavn
9 July 2010SarpsborgKulåsparken
10 July 2010SöderhamnSwedenRockweekend (Moheds Flygfält)
12 July 2010Argelès-sur-MerFranceParc de Valmy Festival les Deferlantes
14 July 2010LisbonPortugalColiseu dos Recreios
17 July 2010CórdobaSpain30º Festival de la Guitarra de Córdoba
18 July 2010ValenciaExplanada Jardines Viveros
21 July 2010VareseItalyStadio delle Azalee Gallarate
22 July 2010Reggio EmiliaSpazio Mirabello
23 July 2010ArezzoPlay Arezzo Art Festival
25 July 2010Sogliano al RubiconePiazza Matteotti
26 July 2010PescaraStadio Adriatico
27 July 2010BrindisiForo Boario Ostuni
29 July 2010MessinaTeatro Antico Taormina
30 July 2010PalermoGran Teatro Torre Roccella Campofelice di Roccella
26 October 2010PragueCzech RepublicArena
27 October 2010OlomoucRocková Olomouc Zimní Stadion
28 October 2010RzeszówPolandHala Podpromie
30 October 2010KatowiceSpodek
31 October 2010WrocławHala Stulecia
3 November 2010Marche-en-FamenneBelgiumWex – Wallonie Expo
5 November 2010LyonFranceLa Halle Tony Garnier
6 November 2010MontpellierZenith
7 November 2010BordeauxPatinoire Meriadeck
9 November 2010RennesLe Liberte
10 November 2010ParisZenith
12 November 2010HuttwilSwitzerlandNationales Sportcenter
13 November 2010TrierGermanyArena with Marillion
14 November 2010Freiburg im BreisgauRothaus Arena with Marillion
16 November 2010MannheimSAP Arena with Marillion
18 November 2010MemmingenEissporthalle with Marillion
19 November 2010MunichOlympiahalle with Marillion
20 November 2010NurembergArena with Marillion
22 November 2010BerlinMax-Schmeling-Halle with Marillion
23 November 2010RostockStadthalle L with Marillion
24 November 2010BraunschweigVolkswagenhalle with Marillion
26 November 2010OldenburgWeser-Ems-Halle with Marillion
27 November 2010HamburgSporthalle with Marillion
28 November 2010EssenGrugahalle with Marillion
30 November 2010StuttgartSchleyerhalle with Marillion
1 December 2010StrasbourgFranceZénith Europe
2 December 2010DijonZénith
4 December 2010TroyesLe Cube Parc des Expos
5 December 2010RouenZénith
6 December 2010LanesterParc des Expositions – Lorient
8 December 2010ToulonZénith Omega
9 December 2010PauZénith
10 December 2010LimogesZénith
12 December 2010ToursParc des Expositions Grand Hall
13 December 2010LilleZénith de Lille
North America
22 February 2011Mexico CityMexicoMexico DF Auditorio Nacional
23 February 2011
24 February 2011MonterreyMonterrey Arena
27 February 2011GuadalajaraGuadalajara Auditorio Telmex
Europe
18 March 2011EkaterinburgRussiaDIVS Arena
21 March 2011Saint PetersburgIce Palace Saint Petersburg
23 March 2011MoscowOlympic Stadium
25 March 2011KyivUkraineInternational Exhibition Center
27 March 2011MinskBelarusDvorets Sporta
6 May 2011HeraklionGreecePankritio Stadium
8 May 2011NicosiaCyprusEleftheria Stadium
14 May 2011CaesareaIsraelRoman Amphitheatre
15 May 2011
18 May 2011IstanbulTurkeyMacka Kucukciftlik
20 May 2011AthensGreeceHellinikon Basketball Arena
21 May 2011PatrasPampeloponnisiako Stadium
23 May 2011ThessalonikiP.A.O.K. Sports Arena
25 May 2011IoanninaCastle

Notable live dates

In June 2006 Deep Purple headlined the Monsters of Rock festival at Milton Keynes Bowl (UK), in front of more than 30,000 people. Two weeks later the band played at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival (40th anniversary). A year after that, this show was released as a Live CD and DVD, called: They All Came Down To Montreux. The Montreux 2006 show included a jam session with Claude Nobs, several jazz/funky artists and a jazz version of Deep Purple's world hit Smoke on the Water. In 2006, during the North American tour, the band played in Rock Fest Cadott, Wisconsin USA; and also participated in Musikfest Bethlehem, Pennsylvania USA, with John Kay and Steppenwolf. In July 2008, Deep Purple headlined the Montreux Jazz Festival for the second time during the Rapture of the Deep tour, the band also participated in 3 Rock Festivals in Germany.
Tickets for the band's first Israeli dates in over a decade sold out within a few days and resulted in the addition of two more dates.

During the entire Rapture of the Deep tour, Deep Purple headlined more than 30 world-known music festivals, including headlining the Monsters of Rock and the Montreux Jazz Festival twice each.

Musicians

Deep Purple is nowadays touring and recording as the MK VIII line-up. The band comprises:

In 2011, Roger Glover had to leave the band for a few weeks due to personal reasons. During the shows in Cyprus, Greece, Israel and Turkey the bass parts were played by bassist Nick Fyffe.

Typical set-lists

During the tour, the band played 7 songs from the new album Rapture of the Deep: "Wrong Man", "Rapture of the Deep", "Back to Back", "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye", "Junkyard Blues", "Before Time Began" and "Things I Never Said". "The Well-Dressed Guitar", which has been release on the "Tour Edition" is an outtake from the Bananas sessions and has been played live since 2001. Severals old songs never played live before were also included in the setlists during the tour, such as "Hard Lovin' Man", "Living Wreck", "Loosen My Strings", "Not Responsible" and "Wasted Sunsets".

Europe I and South America I 2006
  1. "Pictures of Home" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  3. "Wrong Man" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  4. "Ted the Mechanic" (from Purpendicular)
  5. "Living Wreck" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
  6. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  7. "Back to Back" (from Rapture of the Deep) or "Mary Long" (from Who Do We Think We Are) (not on every show, sometimes played after "Before Time Began")
  8. "Before Time Began" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  9. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
  10. Steve Morse guitar solo
  11. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  12. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
  13. Don Airey keyboard solo
  14. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
  15. "Junkyard Blues" (from Rapture of the Deep) (not on every show)
  16. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (from Rapture of the Deep) or "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (from Purpendicular)
  17. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  18. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  19. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Speed King" (from Deep Purple in Rock) or "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo) or "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  2. Roger Glover bass solo
  3. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
Oceania I 2006
  1. "Pictures of Home" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  3. "Wrong Man" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  4. "Ted the Mechanic" (from Purpendicular)
  5. "Mary Long" (from Who Do We Think We Are)
  6. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  7. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  8. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
  9. Steve Morse guitar solo
  10. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  11. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
  12. Don Airey keyboard solo
  13. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
  14. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  15. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  16. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  2. Roger Glover bass solo
  3. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
Asia 2006
  1. "Pictures of Home" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  3. "Wrong Man" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
  5. "Rapture of the Deep" or "Before Time Began" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  6. "Fireball" (from Fireball)
  7. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
  8. Steve Morse guitar solo
  9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  10. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
  11. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (from Purpendicular) (not on every show)
  12. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  13. Don Airey keyboard solo
  14. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
  15. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  16. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  17. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  2. Roger Glover bass solo
  3. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
Europe II 2006

The setlist changed a lot during this leg of the tour. The following setlist is inspired by the one from the Montreux Jazz Festival. The band also played "Fireball" several times.

  1. "Pictures of Home" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  3. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
  4. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  5. "Wrong Man" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  6. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas) (not on every show)
  7. Steve Morse guitar solo
  8. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  9. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  10. "When A Blind Man Cries" (from Machine Head)
  11. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
  12. Don Airey keyboard solo
  13. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
  14. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  15. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  16. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  2. "Too Much Fun" (new song) (not on every show)
  3. Roger Glover bass solo
  4. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
Europe III, South America II and India 2006
  1. "Pictures of Home" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  3. "Into The Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
  5. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  6. "Fireball" (from Fireball)
  7. "Wrong Man" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  8. Steve Morse guitar solo
  9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  10. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  11. "When A Blind Man Cries" (from Machine Head)
  12. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
  13. Don Airey keyboard solo
  14. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
  15. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  16. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  17. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  2. Roger Glover bass solo
  3. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
Europe IV 2007
  1. "Pictures of Home" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  3. "Into The Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
  5. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  6. "Fireball" (from Fireball)
  7. Steve Morse guitar solo
  8. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  9. "When A Blind Man Cries" (from Machine Head)
  10. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
  11. "The Battle Rages On" (from The Battle Rages On...)
  12. Don Airey keyboard solo
  13. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
  14. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  15. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  16. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  2. Roger Glover bass solo
  3. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
North America 2007
  1. "Pictures of Home" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  3. "Into The Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
  5. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  6. "Fireball" (from Fireball) or "Woman From Tokyo" (from Who Do We Think We Are) or "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  7. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas) (not on every show)
  8. Steve Morse guitar solo
  9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  10. "When A Blind Man Cries" (from Machine Head)
  11. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
  12. "Knocking at Your Back Door" (from Perfect Strangers)
  13. Don Airey keyboard solo
  14. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
  15. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  16. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  17. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  2. Roger Glover bass solo
  3. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
Europe V 2007 and Latin America 2008
  1. "Pictures of Home" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  3. "Into The Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
  5. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  6. "Mary Long" or "Woman From Tokyo" (from Who Do We Think We Are)
  7. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  8. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
  9. Steve Morse guitar solo
  10. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  11. "The Battle Rages On" (from The Battle Rages On...) or "Knocking at Your Back Door" (from Perfect Strangers)
  12. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
  13. "Loosen My Strings" (from Purpendicular) (only Europe 2007, not on every show)
  14. Don Airey keyboard solo
  15. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
  16. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  17. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  18. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Speed King" (from Deep Purple in Rock) (only in Varese, Italy)
  2. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  3. Roger Glover bass solo
  4. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
Europe VI 2008
  1. "Fireball" (from Fireball)
  2. "Into The Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
  3. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
  4. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  5. "Mary Long" (from Who Do We Think We Are)
  6. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  7. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
  8. Steve Morse guitar solo
  9. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (from Purpendicular)
  10. "Wring That Neck" (from The Book of Taliesyn)
  11. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  12. "The Battle Rages On" (from The Battle Rages On...)
  13. "Demon's Eye" (from Fireball) (not on every show)
  14. Don Airey keyboard solo
  15. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
  16. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  17. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  18. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Speed King" (from Deep Purple in Rock) (not on every show)
  2. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  3. Roger Glover bass solo
  4. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
Middle East 2008
  1. "Pictures of Home" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  3. "Into The Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
  5. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  6. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
  7. Steve Morse guitar solo
  8. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  9. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (from Purpendicular) or "When A Blind Man Cries" (from Machine Head)
  10. "Wring That Neck" (from The Book of Taliesyn) or "Fireball" (from Fireball)
  11. "The Battle Rages On" (from The Battle Rages On...) or "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
  12. Don Airey keyboard solo
  13. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
  14. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  15. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  16. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  2. Roger Glover bass solo
  3. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
Europe VII 2008
  1. "Pictures of Home" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  3. "Into The Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
  5. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  6. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
  7. Steve Morse guitar solo
  8. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  9. "Mary Long" (from Who Do We Think We Are) or "Knocking at Your Back Door" (from Perfect Strangers)
  10. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (from Purpendicular)
  11. "Wring That Neck" (from The Book of Taliesyn)
  12. "The Battle Rages On" (from The Battle Rages On...)
  13. Don Airey keyboard solo
  14. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
  15. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  16. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  17. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  2. Roger Glover bass solo
  3. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
South America III and Japan 2009
  1. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  3. "Into The Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
  5. "Mary Long" (from Who Do We Think We Are) (played after "Rapture of the Deep" in Japan)
  6. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  7. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
  8. Steve Morse guitar solo
  9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition) (played after "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" in Japan)
  10. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (from Purpendicular)
  11. "Wring That Neck" (from The Book of Taliesyn)
  12. "The Battle Rages On" (from The Battle Rages On...)
  13. Don Airey keyboard solo
  14. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
  15. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  16. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  2. Roger Glover bass solo
  3. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
Europe VIII 2009
  1. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  3. "Wrong Man" (from Rapture of the Deep) or "Not Responsible" (from Perfect Strangers) or "Maybe I'm A Leo" (from Machine Head) or "Bloodsucker" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
  5. "Wasted Sunsets" (from Perfect Strangers) (not on every show)
  6. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  7. "Fireball" (from Fireball)
  8. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
  9. Steve Morse guitar solo
  10. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (from Purpendicular)
  11. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  12. "Knocking at Your Back Door" (from Perfect Strangers) or "Pictures of Home" (from Machine Head) (not on every show)
  13. "Wring That Neck" (from The Book of Taliesyn) or "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
  14. "The Battle Rages On" (from The Battle Rages On...) or "No One Came" (from Fireball)
  15. Don Airey keyboard solo
  16. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers) or "The Battle Rages On" (from The Battle Rages On...)
  17. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  18. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  2. Roger Glover bass solo
  3. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
Oceania II and South Africa 2010
  1. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  3. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
  4. "Wasted Sunsets" (from Perfect Strangers) or "Maybe I'm A Leo" (from Machine Head)
  5. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  6. "Fireball" (from Fireball)
  7. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
  8. Steve Morse guitar solo
  9. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (from Purpendicular)
  10. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  11. "Mary Long" (from Who Do We Think We Are) or "Wrong Man" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  12. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
  13. "No One Came" (from Fireball)
  14. Don Airey keyboard solo
  15. "The Battle Rages On" (from The Battle Rages On...)
  16. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  17. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  2. Roger Glover bass solo
  3. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
Europe IX 2010
  1. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (from Rapture of the Deep)

or

  1. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
  2. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
  3. "Maybe I'm A Leo" (from Machine Head)
  4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
  5. "Rapture of the Deep" (from Rapture of the Deep)
  6. "Fireball" (from Fireball)
  7. "Silver Tongue" (from Bananas)
  8. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
  9. Steve Morse guitar solo
  10. "When A Blind Man Cries" (from Machine Head)
  11. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
  12. "Almost Human" (from Abandon)
  13. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
  14. "No One Came" (from Fireball)
  15. Don Airey keyboard solo
  16. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
  17. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
  18. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (from Shades of Deep Purple) (with Ian Paice drum solo)
  2. Roger Glover bass solo
  3. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)

Opening acts

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